Churchill's Finest Hour
Port Brewing Company in San Marcos, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular Out of Production|
Score
8.12
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2010 Vintage: Gold Wax 11%
2011 Vintage: Silver Wax 11%
2012 Vintage: Copper Wax 11%
2013 Vintage: Dark Brown Wax 12%
2014 Vintage: Blue Wax 14%
2015 Vintage: Red Wax 14.5%
2016 Vintage: Yellow Wax 14%
2017 Vintage: Purple Wax 13.5%
2018 Vintage: Green Wax 13.5%
2019 Vintage: White Wax, black label 11%
2020 Vintage: 14%
2011 Vintage: Silver Wax 11%
2012 Vintage: Copper Wax 11%
2013 Vintage: Dark Brown Wax 12%
2014 Vintage: Blue Wax 14%
2015 Vintage: Red Wax 14.5%
2016 Vintage: Yellow Wax 14%
2017 Vintage: Purple Wax 13.5%
2018 Vintage: Green Wax 13.5%
2019 Vintage: White Wax, black label 11%
2020 Vintage: 14%
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8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
650 ml bottle (yellow wax) at home. Black color with brown head that quickly disappears. Roasted malty aroma, chocolate, cocoa, licorice, dark dried fruits, caramel, vanilla, wood, alcohol. Sweet and bitter like aroma. Medium to full silky oily body with soft to average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2016
at 14:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample, 1-ounce, draught, during the Great American Beer Festival, savoured on September 25 2015; eye: black, opaque, ring of dark brown head, no lacing; nose: roasted barley, molasses, chocolate milk, light pepper, molasses; mouth: roasted barley, molasses, chocolate milk, light pepper, molasses, finale in roasted barley with light presence of spices, full body, average carbonation, slightly bitter, lightly sweet, silky texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Échantillon, 1 once, en fût, durant le Great American Beer Festival, savourée le 25 septembre 2015; œil : noire, opaque, anneau de mousse brun foncé, pas de dentelle; nez : orge torréfiée, mélasse, lait au chocolat, léger piment, mélasse; bouche : orge torréfiée, mélasse, lait au chocolat, léger piment, mélasse, finale en orge torréfiée avec légère présence d’épices, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, très légèrement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture soyeuse; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2016
at 08:42
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle from trade [2014 vintage, blue wax, 13.5% ABV] @ weekly tasting shared with Thompson. Opaque pitch black color, medium sized light to medium brown colored head that diminishes fairly quickly. Aroma is malts, oak, a slight hint of bourbon and quite some vanilla. Taste malts, lightly roasted malts, vanilla, oak, wood, lightly liquor. Full body, soft carbonation. Very nice beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2015
at 17:47
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
650ml bottle @ Churchill’s Pub & Grille, San Marcos, CA
2015 vintage, red wax. 5000th rating! - Pours pitch black with a smooth head. Complex aroma of roasty malts, vinous notes, oak, wood, berries, toffee, syrup, vanilla, coffee, brandy and red wine. Taste is heavy, complex and very vinous with some oak, toffee, syrup, berries, vanilla, red berries, coffee and dark chocolate. Finish is sweetish, heavy and complex with loads of flavors. Very complex slow sipper with loads of different layers. Awesome.
2015 vintage, red wax. 5000th rating! - Pours pitch black with a smooth head. Complex aroma of roasty malts, vinous notes, oak, wood, berries, toffee, syrup, vanilla, coffee, brandy and red wine. Taste is heavy, complex and very vinous with some oak, toffee, syrup, berries, vanilla, red berries, coffee and dark chocolate. Finish is sweetish, heavy and complex with loads of flavors. Very complex slow sipper with loads of different layers. Awesome.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2015
at 22:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
65 cl bottle vintage 2015 (red vax, 14%) @ Churchill?s Pub & Grille, San Marcos. Aroma has sweet liquor tones, licorice, brandy and some bourbon. Flavour has licorice, porto, red wine, some bourbon and vanilla. Slightly fizzy palate. Porto takes over the flavour bouquet after some sips. Too sweet for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2015
at 22:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - Dark chocolate, coconut, graham cracker and sweet roast. Deep jet black with a rich brown head. Nice smooth roasty notes, sweet dark chocolate and a light boozy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2015
at 17:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle on the RBSG bus
Black with a small tan head, some lacing. Aroma of dark malts and woody. Taste of dark malts, woody, bourbon and vanilla
Nice
Black with a small tan head, some lacing. Aroma of dark malts and woody. Taste of dark malts, woody, bourbon and vanilla
Nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2015
at 19:43
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Brown wax 22oz bottle pours out black topped with tan head. Nose is roast malts chocolate bourbon barrel vanilla coffee. Taste is more of the sweetness roast malts chocolate bourbon barrel vanilla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2015
at 16:35
9.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 10
2014 bottle shared. Pours near black with a minimal ring beige head. Aroma of huge oak barrel, bourbon, malt, vanilla, chocolate, leather and a touch of licorice. Flavor is light heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Full bodied with a very soft carbonation bringing out notes of caramel and molasses in the palate. Excellent!
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2015
at 19:01
8.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
2012 bottle thanks to Bruce. Pours a very dark brown with small beige head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is roast, chocolate, oak. medium mouthfel with roast, chocolate, sweet finish, really enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2015
at 21:55